Vuelta a Espana: Simon Clarke wins stage 5

Simon Clarke (EF Education First-Drapac) took victory in Roquetas de Mar on stage 5 of the Vuelta a Espana as the breakaway won for the second day running. Clarke out-sprinted Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) and Alessandro De Marchi (BMC Racing), who had attacked from a sizeable breakaway with 60 kilometres remaining.

Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ), who finished in the group behind Clarke, was the surprise recipient of the red jersey, ousting Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) from the top spot. Molard holds a 1:01 advantage over Kwiatkowski with Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) in third place at 1:08.

After Dimension Data finally broke their drought of WorldTour wins on Tuesday, EF Education First-Drapac were the only WorldTour team left missing a victory at the highest level. Pierre Rolland had come close for them the day before, but it was Clarke who finally did it, adding to his first Vuelta victory from the 2012 race. Coming into the finish sandwiched between De Marchi and Mollema, Clarke used his track nous to take the win by a bike's length.

"It's just amazing. I worked so hard since I last won a stage here, and I just couldn't repeat it. It's taken me so long to get back there and have my stars aligned. Even today I wasn't sure it was possible," said Clarke. "I knew I had good legs, but when you have a breakaway with so many riders, the cooperation is never very good. As we saw, the winning move went on the descent. It was a tricky one to pick. I knew I had good legs and I just had to pray that the moves I was doing were the right ones.

"I grew up on the track since I was 15, it was just like track racing. I know that De Marchi is fast, but it's such a long stage. It's so hard to sprint after that. Even I was cramping when Mollema attacked and I just rode through it. I backed myself. I was so worried they would catch us from behind, but in that situation you just have to be as cold as ice. You've got to be willing to lose to win, and I was and I came out on top."

The stage was constantly in flux as groups split and changed throughout the day. One constant was De Marchi, who was present in almost every attack and ultimately set up the race-winning move on an uncategorised ascent. Clarke and Mollema soon joined him and the trio remained together over the final haul up Alto El Marchal and through the long descent to the finish line.

In the final kilometres, nobody was keen to invest too much in the drive to the line and they were almost caught by Molard and his two companions. They didn’t quite manage it, but Molard would get the huge consolation prize of the red jersey.

How it happened

The challenging opening to the Vuelta a Espana with another lumpy affair from Granada to Roquetas de Mar, featuring two classified climbs. Kwiatkowski was once again in red after defending his jersey on the Vuelta's first summit finish.

After a successful breakaway on stage 4, there was a hotly contested battle to make the escape group this time out. With 40 kilometres of racing in the tank, a large group of 24 riders sprang clear but they too would be brought back to heel. Cofidis rider Stephane Rossetto began another flurry of attacks when he went off the front as the race hit the first climb of the day, the third category the Alto de Orgiva. The Frenchman would soon be joined by another breakaway specialist in Alessandro De Marchi (BMC Racing) and then Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo).

The three were brought back but would eventually make it into the 25-man move that went with just over 120 kilometres remaining. Following a furious start to the day, the peloton – which was led by Team Sky throughout the day – was happy to ease up and allowed the break to gain three minutes as they hit the 100km to go mark. With such a large group, it is always difficult to get people to work together and it wasn't long before there were attacks coming from the leading group.

Rossetto and De Marchi were once again the trouble makers in that scenario, with their barrage breaking the group into pieces. The pair carried on together as the riders behind failed to organise a cohesive chase. The accord would finally break up front as De Marchi decided to go it alone with 60 kilometres to go, leaving Rossetto to the sharks on a short uncategorised climb.

It would be another five or so kilometres before De Marchi had any company with Clarke and Mollema making it across the gap. Andrey Amador (Movistar) would be the next to try and bridge over, taking Alexandre Geniez (AG2R La Mondiale) with him. A breathless chase from Floris De Tier (LottoNL-Jumbo) saw the chase group now number three.

They too would be reabsorbed by the group behind as the advantage over the peloton grew to over six minutes. Once again, as so often at the Vuelta, it looked like the breakaway would be victorious. Davide Villella (Astana) would be the next to have a go at catching the three out front, bringing the gap down to as low as 20 seconds before being caught by Molard and De Tier. Molard had started the day just 3:46 down on Kwiatkowski and was now racing to take a hold of the red jersey.

As the leaders crested the final climb to begin the long descent towards the finish they had 45 seconds on their chasers with the peloton now 6:17 behind. The gap would increase to 1:20 for the leaders over the chasers by the foot of the descent, while the peloton was at a similar distance to where they had been at the top.

With just under 10 kilometres to go once they reached the flat, it would be a pursuit to the line for all involved. Team Sky had woken up to the possibility of losing the red jersey and had the group strung out in a long line as they tried to take back the one minute needed to keep Kwiatkowski in the race lead.

As the riders rolled into town, the leaders would begin testing each other's legs, putting in small digs to see how the others would react. Their playing would allow the chasers to close them down. However, Clarke, De Marchi and Mollema would duke it out for the win with Clarke taking it in the sprint for the line.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale4:36:07
2Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-SegafredoRow 1 - Cell 2
3Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 2 - Cell 2
4Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:00:08
5Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-JumboRow 4 - Cell 2
6Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 5 - Cell 2
7Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:01:58
8Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:02:00
9Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension DataRow 9 - Cell 2
11Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 11 - Cell 2
13Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 12 - Cell 2
14Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-MeridaRow 13 - Cell 2
15Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 14 - Cell 2
16Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:03:52
17Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-JumboRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jai Hindley (Aus) Team SunwebRow 17 - Cell 2
19Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky0:04:55
21Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team SkyRow 20 - Cell 2
22Sergio Henao (Col) Team SkyRow 21 - Cell 2
23Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team SkyRow 22 - Cell 2
24Benjamin King (USA) Dimension DataRow 23 - Cell 2
25David De La Cruz (Spa) Team SkyRow 24 - Cell 2
26Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 25 - Cell 2
27Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-HansgroheRow 26 - Cell 2
28Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 28 - Cell 2
30Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 29 - Cell 2
31Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-HansgroheRow 30 - Cell 2
32Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Michael Albasini (Swi) Mitchelton-ScottRow 32 - Cell 2
34Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-ScottRow 35 - Cell 2
37Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 36 - Cell 2
38Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension DataRow 37 - Cell 2
39Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-AlpecinRow 38 - Cell 2
40Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension DataRow 40 - Cell 2
42Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 42 - Cell 2
44Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team SunwebRow 43 - Cell 2
45Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team SunwebRow 44 - Cell 2
46Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team SunwebRow 45 - Cell 2
47Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 46 - Cell 2
48Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
49Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team SunwebRow 48 - Cell 2
50Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
51Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 50 - Cell 2
52Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-MeridaRow 52 - Cell 2
54Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 53 - Cell 2
55Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BHRow 54 - Cell 2
56Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 55 - Cell 2
57Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team EmiratesRow 56 - Cell 2
58Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 57 - Cell 2
59Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 60 - Cell 2
62Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 62 - Cell 2
64Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 63 - Cell 2
65Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 64 - Cell 2
66Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 65 - Cell 2
67Mickael Delage (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 66 - Cell 2
68George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-JumboRow 67 - Cell 2
69Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 68 - Cell 2
70Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension DataRow 69 - Cell 2
71Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 70 - Cell 2
72Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 71 - Cell 2
73Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Burgos BHRow 72 - Cell 2
74Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 73 - Cell 2
75Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
76Léo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 75 - Cell 2
77Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 76 - Cell 2
78Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 77 - Cell 2
79Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-HansgroheRow 78 - Cell 2
80Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 79 - Cell 2
81Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 80 - Cell 2
82Daniel Moreno (Spa) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 81 - Cell 2
83José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-AlpecinRow 82 - Cell 2
84Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 83 - Cell 2
85Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 84 - Cell 2
86Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step FloorsRow 85 - Cell 2
87Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension DataRow 86 - Cell 2
88Georg Preidler (Aut) Groupama-FDJRow 87 - Cell 2
89Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La MondialeRow 88 - Cell 2
90Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 89 - Cell 2
91Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 90 - Cell 2
92Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 91 - Cell 2
93Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 92 - Cell 2
94Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 93 - Cell 2
95Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 94 - Cell 2
96Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 95 - Cell 2
97Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-AlpecinRow 96 - Cell 2
98Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-AlpecinRow 97 - Cell 2
99Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team EmiratesRow 98 - Cell 2
100Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-AlpecinRow 99 - Cell 2
101Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-MeridaRow 100 - Cell 2
102Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 101 - Cell 2
103Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 102 - Cell 2
104Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 103 - Cell 2
105Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team EmiratesRow 104 - Cell 2
106Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Eri) Dimension DataRow 105 - Cell 2
107Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 106 - Cell 2
108Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 107 - Cell 2
109Simon Geschke (Ger) Team SunwebRow 108 - Cell 2
110Michael Storer (Aus) Team SunwebRow 109 - Cell 2
111Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
112Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 111 - Cell 2
113Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-ScottRow 112 - Cell 2
114José Mendes (Por) Burgos BH0:06:11
115Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin0:07:20
116Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:11:11
117Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team SkyRow 116 - Cell 2
118Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 117 - Cell 2
119Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos BH0:13:25
121Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:13:29
122Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:14:40
123Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida0:17:16
124Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 123 - Cell 2
125Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro TeamRow 124 - Cell 2
126Pablo Torres Muiño (Spa) Burgos BHRow 125 - Cell 2
127Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BHRow 126 - Cell 2
128Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro TeamRow 127 - Cell 2
129Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors0:17:24
130Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 129 - Cell 2
131Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step FloorsRow 130 - Cell 2
132Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step FloorsRow 131 - Cell 2
133Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar TeamRow 132 - Cell 2
134Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step FloorsRow 133 - Cell 2
135Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Burgos BHRow 134 - Cell 2
136Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-SegafredoRow 135 - Cell 2
137Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-SegafredoRow 136 - Cell 2
138Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 137 - Cell 2
139Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJRow 138 - Cell 2
140Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 139 - Cell 2
141Nelson Andres Soto Martinez (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 140 - Cell 2
142Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJRow 141 - Cell 2
143Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 142 - Cell 2
144Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 143 - Cell 2
145Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-ScottRow 144 - Cell 2
146Max Walscheid (Ger) Team SunwebRow 145 - Cell 2
147Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 146 - Cell 2
148Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 147 - Cell 2
149Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-HansgroheRow 148 - Cell 2
150Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-SegafredoRow 149 - Cell 2
151Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 150 - Cell 2
152Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team SkyRow 151 - Cell 2
153Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-HansgroheRow 152 - Cell 2
154Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 153 - Cell 2
155Thomas Leezer (Ned) LottoNL-JumboRow 154 - Cell 2
156Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 155 - Cell 2
157Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 156 - Cell 2
158Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 157 - Cell 2
159Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-HansgroheRow 158 - Cell 2
160Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 159 - Cell 2
161Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos BHRow 160 - Cell 2
162Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 161 - Cell 2
163Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team SkyRow 162 - Cell 2
164Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 163 - Cell 2
165Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 164 - Cell 2
166Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 165 - Cell 2
167Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 166 - Cell 2
168Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 167 - Cell 2
169Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-MeridaRow 168 - Cell 2
170Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 169 - Cell 2
171Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-ScottRow 170 - Cell 2
172Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-ScottRow 171 - Cell 2
173Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team EmiratesRow 172 - Cell 2
174Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension DataRow 173 - Cell 2
175Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 174 - Cell 2
176Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:25:26
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Intermediate sprint - Laujar de Andarax, km. 117.5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4pts
2Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Points
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale25pts
2Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida7Row 8 - Cell 3
10Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 (Cat. 3) Alto de Órgiva, km. 55
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3pts
2Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 (Cat. 2) Alto El Marchal, km. 162
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo5pts
2Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Combativity
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1BMC Racing Team13:57:08
2Trek-SegafredoRow 1 - Cell 2
3Bahrain-Merida0:00:08
4Team LottoNl-JumboRow 3 - Cell 2
5EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:01:03
6Astana Pro Team0:01:11
7GROUPAMA - FDJRow 6 - Cell 2
8Lotto Soudal0:03:01
9Movistar Team0:03:03
10Dimension DataRow 9 - Cell 2
11Katusha-AlpecinRow 10 - Cell 2
12UAE Team EmiratesRow 11 - Cell 2
13Caja Rural-Seguros RGARow 12 - Cell 2
14Euskadi Basque Country, MuriasRow 13 - Cell 2
15Team Sunweb0:04:55
16Team Sky0:05:58
17Bora-HansgroheRow 16 - Cell 2
18Mitchelton-ScottRow 17 - Cell 2
19AG2R La MondialeRow 18 - Cell 2
20Cofidis, Solutions CreditsRow 19 - Cell 2
21Burgos-BH0:07:14
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General classification after stage 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ18:27:20
2Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky0:01:01
3Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:01:08
4Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott0:01:11
5Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team0:01:13
6Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb0:01:26
7Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida0:01:31
8Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:34
9Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:38
11Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors0:01:43
12Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-HansgroheRow 11 - Cell 2
13Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:01:44
14George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo0:01:46
15Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team0:01:47
16Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:01:48
17Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:01:49
18David De La Cruz (Spa) Team Sky0:01:54
19Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida0:02:00
20Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data0:02:06
21Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 20 - Cell 2
22Jesus Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:03:01
23Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:03:29
24Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team0:03:43
25Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:03:45
26Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe0:03:51
27Louis Meintjes (RSA) Dimension Data0:04:11
28Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:04:14
29Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Movistar Team0:04:19
30Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:31
31Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:04:32
32Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo0:05:11
33Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data0:06:10
34Cristian Rodriguez Martin (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:06:13
35Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Eri) Dimension Data0:06:24
36Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-JumboRow 35 - Cell 2
37Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:06:44
38Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:06:59
39Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin0:07:28
40Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:07:33
41Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin0:07:39
42Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida0:08:01
43Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:08:22
44Sergio Henao (Col) Team Sky0:08:34
45Daniel Moreno (Spa) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:08:55
46Winner Anacona (Col) Movistar Team0:09:11
47Simone Petilli (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:09:13
48Jose Herrada (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:09:19
49Igor Anton (Spa) Dimension Data0:09:27
50Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:09:28
51Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team0:09:48
52Mikel Bizkarra Etxegibel (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:09:59
53Pello Bilbao (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:10:54
54Luis Guillermo Mas Bonet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:11:44
55Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:11:54
56Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida0:12:01
57Sepp Kuss (USA) LottoNL-Jumbo0:12:03
58Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky0:12:48
59Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:12:57
60Sander Armee (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 59 - Cell 2
61Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:13:19
62Jorge Cubero Galvez (Spa) Burgos BH0:13:34
63Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-MeridaRow 62 - Cell 2
64Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb0:13:55
65Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:13:58
66Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Katusha-Alpecin0:14:06
67Salvatore Puccio (Ita) Team Sky0:14:29
68Damien Howson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:14:48
69Tiago Machado (Por) Katusha-Alpecin0:14:58
70Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data0:15:10
71Georg Preidler (Aut) Groupama-FDJ0:15:32
72Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:15:38
73Jai Hindley (Aus) Team Sunweb0:15:42
74Mickael Delage (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:17:10
75Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates0:17:51
76Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team0:18:21
77Léo Vincent (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:18:38
78Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:19:04
79Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:19:05
80Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team0:19:12
81Oscar Rodriguez Garaicoechea (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:20:27
82Jay McCarthy (Aus) Bora-Hansgrohe0:20:31
83Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team0:20:50
84Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Katusha-Alpecin0:21:01
85José Mendes (Por) Burgos BH0:21:22
86Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 85 - Cell 2
87Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates0:22:01
88Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:22:22
89Bjorg Lambrecht (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:22:46
90Ian Boswell (USA) Katusha-Alpecin0:22:49
91Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team0:23:20
92Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-MuriasRow 91 - Cell 2
93José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin0:24:10
94Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team0:24:57
95Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team0:25:34
96Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:26:31
97Michael Albasini (Swi) Mitchelton-Scott0:26:38
98Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team0:27:05
99Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:27:42
100Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Sunweb0:27:55
101Dario Cataldo (Ita) Astana Pro Team0:28:06
102Michael Storer (Aus) Team Sunweb0:28:10
103Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:28:14
104Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Burgos BH0:28:20
105Mark Padun (Ukr) Bahrain-Merida0:28:35
106Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb0:29:41
107Mathias Le Turnier (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:29:42
108Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos BH0:30:06
109Martijn Tusveld (Ned) Team Sunweb0:30:20
110Markel Irizar (Spa) Trek-Segafredo0:30:39
111Jhonatan Restrepo (Col) Katusha-Alpecin0:31:17
112Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:31:50
113Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates0:32:34
114Alexandre Geniez (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:32:42
115Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:33:27
116Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos BHRow 115 - Cell 2
117Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:33:36
118Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:33:37
119Omar Fraile (Spa) Astana Pro Team0:34:12
120Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:34:32
121Adam Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott0:34:41
122Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida0:35:33
123Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:35:54
124Pavel Sivakov (Rus) Team Sky0:35:58
125Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:36:05
126Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team0:36:11
127Pieter Serry (Bel) Quick-Step Floors0:36:21
128Bert-Jan Lindeman (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:36:22
129Johann Van Zyl (RSA) Dimension Data0:37:07
130Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:37:20
131Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:38:09
132Nicola Conci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:38:12
133Jan Hirt (Cze) Astana Pro Team0:39:03
134Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:39:52
135Daniele Bennati (Ita) Movistar Team0:40:42
136Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal0:40:47
137Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe0:41:21
138Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:41:33
139Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team0:41:34
140Mitchell Docker (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:41:56
141Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:42:23
142Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott0:42:25
143Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:42:36
144Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:42:39
145Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ0:42:47
146Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:42:55
147Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-HansgroheRow 146 - Cell 2
148Kiel Reijnen (USA) Trek-Segafredo0:43:16
149Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky0:43:30
150Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Burgos BH0:43:31
151Luka Mezgec (Slo) Mitchelton-Scott0:43:54
152Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias0:43:59
153Loic Chetout (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:44:15
154Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale0:44:42
155Alex Edmondson (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott0:44:47
156Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors0:44:50
157Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates0:45:13
158Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors0:45:16
159Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo0:45:24
160Kenneth Vanbilsen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:45:31
161Luka Pibernik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida0:46:03
162Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky0:47:50
163Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step Floors0:48:17
164Diego Rubio Hernandez (Spa) Burgos BH0:48:46
165Thomas Leezer (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo0:48:58
166Antoine Duchesne (Can) Groupama-FDJ0:49:39
167Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:50:28
168Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors0:51:13
169Stephen Cummings (GBr) Dimension Data0:53:41
170Pablo Torres Muiño (Spa) Burgos BH0:54:16
171Nelson Andres Soto Martinez (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:54:18
172Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb0:55:52
173Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe0:56:25
174Matthias Brändle (Aut) Trek-Segafredo0:57:29
175Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo1:06:08
176Julien Duval (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1:29:28
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Points Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky46pts
2Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team33Row 1 - Cell 3
3Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale30Row 2 - Cell 3
4Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data29Row 3 - Cell 3
5Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team28Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team25Row 5 - Cell 3
7Elia Viviani (Ita) Quick-Step Floors25Row 6 - Cell 3
8Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb20Row 7 - Cell 3
9Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo20Row 8 - Cell 3
10Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team20Row 9 - Cell 3
11Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo20Row 10 - Cell 3
12Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale19Row 11 - Cell 3
13Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits17Row 12 - Cell 3
14Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe16Row 13 - Cell 3
15Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors16Row 14 - Cell 3
16Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Lotto Soudal16Row 15 - Cell 3
17Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe16Row 16 - Cell 3
18Davide Villella (Ita) Astana Pro Team14Row 17 - Cell 3
19Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team14Row 18 - Cell 3
20George Bennett (NZl) LottoNL-Jumbo12Row 19 - Cell 3
21Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale12Row 20 - Cell 3
22Floris De Tier (Bel) LottoNL-Jumbo12Row 21 - Cell 3
23Jelle Wallays (Bel) Lotto Soudal12Row 22 - Cell 3
24Simone Consonni (Ita) UAE Team Emirates12Row 23 - Cell 3
25Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Sky12Row 24 - Cell 3
26Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ10Row 25 - Cell 3
27Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale10Row 26 - Cell 3
28Danny van Poppel (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo10Row 27 - Cell 3
29Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team9Row 28 - Cell 3
30Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal9Row 29 - Cell 3
31Oscar Cabedo Carda (Spa) Burgos BH9Row 30 - Cell 3
32Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Team Sky9Row 31 - Cell 3
33Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Floors9Row 32 - Cell 3
34Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale8Row 33 - Cell 3
35Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton-Scott8Row 34 - Cell 3
36Ion Izagirre (Spa) Bahrain-Merida8Row 35 - Cell 3
37Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale8Row 36 - Cell 3
38Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb8Row 37 - Cell 3
39Jonathan Lastra Martinez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA8Row 38 - Cell 3
40Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott8Row 39 - Cell 3
41Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Bahrain-Merida7Row 40 - Cell 3
42Ryan Gibbons (RSA) Dimension Data7Row 41 - Cell 3
43Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team7Row 42 - Cell 3
44Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ6Row 43 - Cell 3
45Miguel Angel Lopez (Col) Astana Pro Team6Row 44 - Cell 3
46Merhawi Kudus (Eri) Dimension Data6Row 45 - Cell 3
47Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale6Row 46 - Cell 3
48Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott5Row 47 - Cell 3
49Valerio Conti (Ita) UAE Team Emirates5Row 48 - Cell 3
50Aritz Bagues Kalparsoro (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias5Row 49 - Cell 3
51Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team5Row 50 - Cell 3
52Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4Row 51 - Cell 3
53Davide Formolo (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe4Row 52 - Cell 3
54Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo4Row 53 - Cell 3
55Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits4Row 54 - Cell 3
56Pavel Kochetkov (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin3Row 55 - Cell 3
57Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ3Row 56 - Cell 3
58Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick-Step Floors3Row 57 - Cell 3
59Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo2Row 58 - Cell 3
60Hermann Pernsteiner (Aut) Bahrain-Merida2Row 59 - Cell 3
61Ivan Garcia (Spa) Bahrain-Merida2Row 60 - Cell 3
62Enric Mas (Spa) Quick-Step Floors1Row 61 - Cell 3
63Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team1Row 62 - Cell 3
64Mikel Iturria Segurola (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias1Row 63 - Cell 3
65Antonio Molina Canet (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA1Row 64 - Cell 3
66Marc Sarreau (Fra) Groupama-FDJ1Row 65 - Cell 3
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Mountains Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits36pts
2Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data12Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Nans Peters (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 7 - Cell 3
9Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Jordi Simon Casulleras (Spa) Burgos BH3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors1Row 14 - Cell 3
16Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias1Row 15 - Cell 3
17Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale1Row 16 - Cell 3
18Lars Boom (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo1Row 17 - Cell 3
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Combined Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team16pts
2Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky17Row 1 - Cell 3
3Benjamin King (USA) Dimension Data27Row 2 - Cell 3
4Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo46Row 3 - Cell 3
5Laurens De Plus (Bel) Quick-Step Floors51Row 4 - Cell 3
6Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale51Row 5 - Cell 3
7Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale55Row 6 - Cell 3
8Pierre Rolland (Fra) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale64Row 7 - Cell 3
9Nikita Stalnov (Kaz) Astana Pro Team99Row 8 - Cell 3
10Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) BMC Racing Team108Row 9 - Cell 3
11Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits126Row 10 - Cell 3
12Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits141Row 11 - Cell 3
13Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale195Row 12 - Cell 3
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Team Classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Astana Pro Team55:21:33
2Team LottoNl-Jumbo0:03:04
3Movistar Team0:03:23
4EF Education First - Drapac p/b Cannondale0:04:35
5Dimension Data0:05:07
6Bora-Hansgrohe0:06:50
7Bahrain-Merida0:08:03
8Team Sky0:11:07
9AG2R La Mondiale0:12:03
10UAE Team Emirates0:12:10
11Cofidis, Solutions Credits0:13:21
12GROUPAMA - FDJ0:16:48
13Euskadi Basque Country, Murias0:17:50
14Mitchelton-Scott0:19:54
15BMC Racing Team0:22:32
16Lotto Soudal0:26:02
17Katusha-Alpecin0:26:38
18Trek-Segafredo0:27:08
19Quick-Step Floors0:27:30
20Caja Rural-Seguros RGA0:28:17
21Team Sunweb0:31:06
22Burgos-BH0:31:36

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Born in Ireland to a cycling family and later moved to the Isle of Man, so there was no surprise when I got into the sport. Studied sports journalism at university before going on to do a Masters in sports broadcast. After university I spent three months interning at Eurosport, where I covered the Tour de France. In 2012 I started at Procycling Magazine, before becoming the deputy editor of Procycling Week. I then joined Cyclingnews, in December 2013.

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